Lone (river)

Lone (river)
Country Germany
Basin
Main source near Urspring, Lonsee
Progression Lone - Hürbe - Brenz - Danube - Black Sea
Physical characteristics
Length around 37 kilometers

The Lone is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It flows into the Hürbe river, a tributary of the Brenz, which in turn discharges into the Danube.

Course

The Lone rises from a Karst spring with a large discharge near Urpsring, in the municipality of Lonsee, Baden-Württemberg. It flows southeast and then turns northeast. After around 37 km it flows into the Hürbe, which in turn is a tributary of the Brenz.[1]

The valley of the Lone is fairly shallow, with rises of only around 50 m on both sides. The valley's width is up to 200 m. The flat valley floor is covered by meadows and fields, the slopes of reef limestone are mostly wooded. The karst on the slopes contains various caves and protuberances which were repeatedly visited by prehistoric hunter/gatherer groups as long ago as the Paleolithic and post-Ice Age Mesolithic.[1]

Among these are the Bocksteinhöhle, Hohlenstein-Stadel and Vogelherd Cave, locations of important pre-historic findings.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kind, Claus-Joachim (December 2016). "Das Lonetal - eine altsteinzeitliche Fundlandschaft von Weltrang". Archäologie in Deutschland (in German). WBG. pp. 22–5.
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Coordinates: 48°34′N 10°12′E / 48.567°N 10.200°E / 48.567; 10.200

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